tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post5576626850945764304..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Ow. Ow, Ow (Leaf-Raking)Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-47778175609233565672013-11-19T18:30:33.629-05:002013-11-19T18:30:33.629-05:00Ken
Oh 'that' windy! Why didn't someo...Ken<br /><br />Oh 'that' windy! Why didn't someone just say?<br /><br />I don't want to appear (more) pedantic but the correct Imperial scientific units would in fact be leagues/fortnight,so 7840 lea/fort (this isn't the, populist, shirt without tie, regional accent, weather report on daytime TV after all).Ablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109723804885979128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6816704653884095172013-11-19T12:45:37.020-05:002013-11-19T12:45:37.020-05:00I make 70 mph as 188,160 furlongs per fortnight.I make 70 mph as 188,160 furlongs per fortnight.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-74282555259739476482013-11-18T02:19:04.039-05:002013-11-18T02:19:04.039-05:00European? Bite your tongue young lady!
31.29 m/se...European? Bite your tongue young lady!<br /><br />31.29 m/sec? What's that in knots?<br /><br />You know if you'd just use the correct meteorological terminology ie. 'a bit breezy' (Your recent thermically challenged episode could be a bit 'parky', 'nippy' or even 'Baltic' although I'd suggest it was at least 1.2 on the Brass Monkey Scale myself).<br /><br />Back ache due to extreme leaf-raking? You've got wiles haven't you? Equality and independence are all well and good but ....<br />Ablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109723804885979128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-90561492779411928082013-11-17T23:06:20.263-05:002013-11-17T23:06:20.263-05:00Cute little bungalow. Looks like you've got a ...Cute little bungalow. Looks like you've got a prowler ducking around the back though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72635685825452763142013-11-17T15:13:22.746-05:002013-11-17T15:13:22.746-05:00If you are lucky, Fuzzy, the leaves will all be go...If you are lucky, Fuzzy, the leaves will all be gone by then.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7849647372628314562013-11-17T14:47:37.979-05:002013-11-17T14:47:37.979-05:00Rumor has it that the tractor will be fixed next w...Rumor has it that the tractor will be fixed next week, at which time I will use it to suck up all the leaves.<br /><br />I'm mostly commenting because my wv is "staymow". Yes, lawn, please stay mowed until Spring.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-41095811298506062262013-11-17T14:20:47.619-05:002013-11-17T14:20:47.619-05:00Viola/violet/pachyderm. Good morninski.Viola/violet/pachyderm. Good morninski.Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-16314767395392626542013-11-17T12:47:37.519-05:002013-11-17T12:47:37.519-05:00Don't miss 'that' pain at all... And a...Don't miss 'that' pain at all... And a new mattress might help too! Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32882540095110192412013-11-17T11:45:12.677-05:002013-11-17T11:45:12.677-05:00Greg, you might point out that having their very o...Greg, you might point out that having their very own rakes mean they can rake up a pile of leaves to jump into any time they like....Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-49520800110986104722013-11-17T11:10:10.480-05:002013-11-17T11:10:10.480-05:00My kids have been pining for weeks about the abili...My kids have been pining for weeks about the ability to jump in a leaf pile...but now that the back yard is full of leaves, it appears they want ME to be the one rake them in a pile so they can jump in them. Think they are going to be sad when I come home from Big Lots later on with a couple of kid sized rakes. greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282685892329599436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44737370099342224382013-11-17T10:54:12.503-05:002013-11-17T10:54:12.503-05:00Used both. Still using the first.
There are...Used both. Still using the first.<br /><br /> There are so many of them that we rake the leaves up into long heaps -- one rakes, one vacuums, we work together to fill the leaf bags. The rake-wielder (mostly me) tries to remove sticks while raking. Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45477185805716795632013-11-17T10:13:04.320-05:002013-11-17T10:13:04.320-05:00Ibuprofin!!
And a leaf vacuum.
HTHIbuprofin!!<br /><br />And a leaf vacuum.<br /><br />HTHSdv1949https://www.blogger.com/profile/10328393603099830913noreply@blogger.com